![]() Passwords are leaked all the time, multi-factor authentication (MFA) provides another layer of protection. Mathematically, if each of them needs a new password, what else could I possibly do?” I have added over a thousand account passwords in my 1Password in six years. And the compromise of one of those accounts equals the compromise of all the accounts. “If you use the same key to secure every building on that block, when someone gets that key, the whole block is owned. Take logging onto a mobile app with on iOS: tap the email field, choose the account, Face ID, login button, job done! Not a single character typed □ /6ZKcGHfHhqĪs an individual, Hunt’s advice about switching to a password manager is echoed by Auth0’s CISO/VP of Operations Joan Pepin. Password managers are one of the few security constructs that actually make your life easier. ![]() ![]() Hunt recommends storing passwords in a vault like 1Password for security and ease. 1,160,253,228 unique combinations of email addresses and passwordsīased on identifying past personal email/password combinations, Hunt was able to state that the collection includes passwords that had been stored using cryptographic hashing, but have been cracked.Troy Hunt, who runs Have I Been Pwned lays out the details: The lone hacker in a hoodie is actually a hacker working on concert with a range of other hackers - sharing, buying and selling data that can be fed into automated attacks that would only be worthwhile with large data sets. They’re piecing together data from larger and smaller hacks to put together as much of your digital identity as possible. Hacker patience means that hacking is rarely a one-and-done invasion of your privacy. ![]()
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